New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-19


THO mathematics man Of rm NEw.YonK TmD-
rNE has At last succeeded In proving that Il the
Republicans and not tho democrats, that carried
Nrw-lork state at the recent election. lie hI.
earned nice long vacatiun.-(Uuca Observer (DemJ
q no. The mathematics man" has simply
shown that the result in this state, though
unfayotabe TO the Republicans. gives no reason
70 suppose they cannot carry the State next
year. They lost il in SO. EXCEPT on one candi-
date. by considerably larger pIuralities, and yet
came 80 near carrying it in 's4 that everybody
could they beaten by "Aulc.' The
mathematics man. showed, too. that in every
other State the Republicans had made such gains
a. TO portend old fashioned majoritics next year
The mathematics man" will take that nico
long vacation after he has footed up with ghouIish
glcc the tables elcctng a Republican President.
There being nothing so successful az succesS-
hurrah for cleveland. louisville Courer-Journal
In other words. the case st way to swim is
with the tide. no matter where it takes you.
The third district of Oswcgo County, y. Y.
has woman School Commissioner. elected to that
position by vote of the people. This is said to
be the first instance in the State Of Ncw-YorIS,
the ladies who grace the Board OF Education in
this city having been appointed The OSwego
Commissioner is Miss Ida l. Griffin, who is said
20 tc twenty-onc well educated and energetic.
and fully cOmrctent 1t is evidently believed
that she Will perform her duties successfully,
young as she Is We respectfully salute Miss
Commissioner Griffin.
Anarchists should begin to learn the lock step
carly.
Isn't that annual farce OF the so-called wolf
Board OF Aldermen" about played out? Ii IL
wasn't so insignificant il would be farce OF
the roaring variety.
II the Hon. Don NJ Dickinson has taken the
contract TO carry Michigan for Cleveland next
year he will need moro patronage than Mr..
Villas has left at his disposal IN the Post ONCE
Department An Office for Don NJ Dickinson
may be sufficient to purchase Don NJ Dickinson,
but il doesn't buy Michigan.
The British Commissioners expect Secretary
layard TO submit tie nehring Sea question for
arbitration along with every other source OF con'ro
vcrsy Why, certainly. There were certain rights
acquired by treaty with Russia. Let these Eng
fish and Canadian gentlemen decide whether Mr.
Seward ought have bought Alaska and its
waters on the terms mentioned in that treaty.
let them also determine whether various statutes
passed by Congress in relation to Alaska and
l;chrng Sea were constitutional. right and proper.
Let the Commissioners be allowed to constitute
themselves IA supreme court OF appeal for revising
United States statutes and the treaties made by |
the state Department with Russia and other
European Powers!
Boomlcts are growing more plentiful than
shooting stars in August
IL Is right funny TO Boss German patching |
up Cleveand's fences side and George !
William Curtis on the other.
The Evening Post" ridicules Senator Frye for |
talking about sixty millions OF Americans and |
hve millions OF Canadians. Tut tut; this will |
not do. Mr. Chamberlain also has been talking |
about the sixty millions and the five millions |
and it is not courteous for trade Democratic